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France Willard
American educator, temperance reformer and suffragist. She influenced the 18th amendment. She strongly influenced the 19th amendment. -
William Jennings Bryan
American orator and Politician from Nebraska. He became a dominant force in the Democratic Party. He was the party's nomine for president 3 times. -
Henry Ford
Henry Ford created the Model T, it revolutionized transportation. H became one of the riches person in the world. He also created the assembly line. -
Federal Reserve System
The central bank of the United States. Created by the congress to provide the country with safety. Also to provide a more stable monetary and financial system -
Marcus Garvery
Leader of a mass movement called pan-Africanism. Founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League. The president of the league was Cleo Miller, Jr -
The great migration
Relocation of 6 million african americans. They went from the south to north, midwest and west. From 1916 to about 1970 -
Jazz music
Jazz music was first played at speakeasies. Speakeasies sold banned alcohol. People wanted to ban jazz music because of where it was being played. -
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First Red Scare
Caused by the Russian Revolution and WW1. Widespread terrorist attacks in the homeland. Feared recent immigrants mainly the communists. -
Tin Pan Alley
Name of New York city music publishers. Songwriters who dominated the popular music of the US. Later the term was used for the US music industry. -
Social Darwinism
Sociological theory popular in the 19th century.It used Charles Darwin's natural selection theory. It was also based off of Herbert Spencer's sociological theories. -
Warren G Hardings "Return to Normalcy"
Was a return to the way of life before WW1. Warren G Harding was a Us presidential candidate. It was also his slogan for the 1920 election. -
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Langston Hughes
One of the most important writers of the Harlem Renaissance. Also one of the most important thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance was the African American artistic movement in the 1920s. -
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Harlem Renaissance
It was the most important event in 20th century african american cultural life. It was an explosion of african american culture. Jazz music blew up during this time period. -
Prohibition & the 18th Amendment
Prohibition was nationwide ban on the making, transportation and sale of alcohol. The 18th amendment banned the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages. The 18th amendment made it much more serious. -
Clarance Darrow
An american lawyer. He was a leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union. In 1894 he defneded Eugene V. Debs. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Warren G Harding transferred supervision of the naval oil-reserve lands from the navy. It went to the Department of the Interior in 1921. Fall privately granted Harry F Sinclair exclusive rights -
Scopes Monkey Trial
The state of Tennessee v. John Thomas was also the name of it. It was a legal case in which a sub was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act. And made it unlawful to teach. -
Charles A Lindbergh
American aviator. He made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic ocean. He was the first to do it alone without stopping. -
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The Great Depression
Worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. Started after after the stock market crash "black Tuesday". Which made wall street panic and millions of investors lost their money. -
Stock market crash "Black Tuesday"
Accelerated the cause of the great depression. By 1991 half of americas banks failed. Also 30% of the workforce was unemployed. -
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The Dust Bowl
In the 1930s farmers over-aerated the soil of the great plains. After periods of drought, the loose soil turned into dust and turned into storms. It was in the Great Plains -
20th Amendment
Moved the beginning and end of the president and vp terms from March 4 to January 20. The congress was moved March 4 to January 3. -
Civilian Conservation Corp
Public work relief program. It operated from 1933-1942 in the US. It was for unemployed, unmarried, men from relief families as part of the New Deal -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The US insuring deposits in the US against bank failure. It was created to maintain public confidence and encourage stability. -
21st Amendment
The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th amendment. The 18th amendment banned all alcohol in 1919. The 21st amendment appealed it in 1933 -
Securities and Exchange Commision
Independent government agency responsible for protecting investors. It maintains fair and orderly functioning of securities markets. The SEC also maintains and facilitates capital formation. -
Franklin D Roosevelt
32nd president who led the US through the Great Depression and WW1. Expanded the government through the New Deal. The New Deal was a bunch of different organizations to help americans -
Social Security Administration
US agency created by FDR. It covers a wide range of social security services. Such as disability, retirement and other benefits. -
The New Deal
The New Deal series of program created by FDR. The WPA was made to provide jobs for unempleyed people. It was made to get out of the Great Depression -
Relief, Recovery, Reform
More popularly known as the "Three R's". Introduce by president Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was made during the Great Depression to address the problems of mass unemployment. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
She married her fifth cousin FDR. She advocated for expanded roles for women in the workplace. Also the civil rights of African Americans. -
1936 Summer Olypics
The Nazi Olympics in Berlin. Hitler opened the 11th summer olympics. He made a new Olympic ritual, a lone runner bearing a torch carrie by a relay.
